U.S. President Barack Obama says his government will fight to hold China accountable for practices that harm American auto makers. Speaking at a campaign stop in the Toledo, Ohio, suburb of Maumee, Mr. Obama said Americans need a “fair playing field.” His administration filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization Thursday that centers on […]
Obama Returns to Campaigning with Ohio, Pennsylvania Visits
Posted July 5th, 2012 at 5:10 am (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama is heading back onto the campaign trail Thursday for a two-day bus tour through Ohio and Pennsylvania, two crucial states in the November general election. Mr. Obama carried both states in the 2008 election, and recent opinion polls show him holding a narrow lead over his presumptive Republican opponent, Mitt Romney. […]
Mexico Orders Partial Vote Recount of Presidential Ballots
Posted July 4th, 2012 at 7:25 pm (UTC-5)
Mexican electoral officials are recounting votes from more than half of the 143,000 polling stations in Sunday’s presidential and congressional elections, in response to claims of widespread fraud and other irregularities. A spokesman for Mexico’s Federal Electoral Institute, the IFE, said 78,000 ballot boxes will be reopened this week. Edmundo Jacobo announced the recount Wednesday, […]
Mexico Orders Partial Vote Recount of Presidential Ballots
Posted July 4th, 2012 at 4:55 pm (UTC-5)
Mexican electoral officials are recounting votes from more than half of the 143,000 polling stations in Sunday’s presidential and congressional elections, in response to claims of widespread fraud and other irregularities. A spokesman for Mexico’s Federal Electoral Institute, the IFE, said 78,000 ballot boxes will be reopened this week. Edmundo Jacobo announced the recount Wednesday, […]
Morsi Sworn In, Promises New Era for Egypt
Posted June 30th, 2012 at 2:15 pm (UTC-5)
Islamist Mohamed Morsi is promising a brighter future for Egypt, saying the country has finally turned the page on military rule. President Morsi spoke to hundreds of officials and supporters gathered at Cairo University Saturday for his inaugural address, just hours after he took the oath of office as Egypt’s first elected civilian president. During […]
Morsi Sworn In, Promises New Era for Egypt
Posted June 30th, 2012 at 10:45 am (UTC-5)
Islamist Mohamed Morsi is promising a brighter future for Egypt, saying the country has finally turned the page on military rule. President Morsi spoke to hundreds of officials and supporters gathered at Cairo University Saturday for his inaugural address, just hours after he took the oath of office as Egypt’s first elected civilian president. During […]
U.S. Congressman Confident to Pass Ban Restricting Lobbying for Foreign Governments
Posted June 29th, 2012 at 3:35 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Congressman Frank Wolf has expressed confidence that an amendment restricting former U.S. government officials from lobbying on behalf of certain foreign nations will soon become law. Wolf told VOA Friday that countries like China, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and Iran, among others, need to be reminded that their government policies, or illegal human rights abuses, […]
Egypt’s Morsi to Address Tahrir Square Supporters
Posted June 29th, 2012 at 10:05 am (UTC-5)
said the president wants to show unity with the people during Egypt’s transition in leadership. Mr. Morsi will be sworn in Saturday. He is to appear before Egypt’s Constitutional Court to take his oath of office, apparently conceding to the wishes of the ruling military council on details of the transfer of power. Mr. Morsi […]
Egypt’s New President to Take Oath Before Court
Posted June 29th, 2012 at 2:45 am (UTC-5)
Egyptian President-Elect Mohamed Morsi will be sworn in Saturday before the nation’s Constitutional Court, apparently acceding to the wishes of the ruling military council about details of the transfer of power. Egypt’s official MENA news agency reported late Thursday that Mr. Morsi will take the oath of office in front of the Constitutional Court at […]
Poll: Obama Leads Romney in 3 Key States
Posted June 27th, 2012 at 11:30 am (UTC-5)
A new public opinion poll shows U.S. President Barack Obama has taken the lead over his election rival, Republican Mitt Romney, in the three key battleground states of Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania. The Quinnipiac University survey, released Wednesday, finds President Obama ahead of Romney by nine percentage points in Ohio, six in Pennsylvania and four […]
